Toxic {Wattys 2016}
- LETTURE 359
- Voti 65
- Parti 14
A new drug; stronger than all the rest, but when you come down from your high, it hits you the hardest. That's why it's so addictive and everyone seeks it.
In which, a girl who has a burning fire in her eyes that's slowly going out and a boy who rekindles it for a while longer. But, nobody ever said he kept it lit.
When old memories are brought up, the dead are brought back too. You never forget the ones who raised you and never bite the hand that fed you, but some people break the hearts that loved them.
An old soul reflects on his past when a young critic approaches him, asking him about his best selling autobiography. He dwells on a certain part with a certain someone...
"A wise man once said, "You get what you deserve." Maybe I deserved all the pain that came my way."
Copyright©, ѕєρтємвєя 13, 2016
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Heads will roll, tears will shed and hearts will break with the tale of a lad named Liam Stanton.
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